. Key to North American birds. Containing a concise account of every species of living and fossil bird at present known from the continent north of the Mexican and United States boundary, inclusive of Greenland and lower California, with which are incorporated General ornithology, an outline of the structure and classification of birds, and Field ornithology, a manual of collecting, preparing, and preserving birds . Fig. CSl. - Gular pouch of Frigate. PHAETHOXTIDjE: TROPIC BIRDS. 971 PREGATA. (Ital. fregata, Span, and Port, fragata, in some other languages fregat, fregatt,fregatte, Freuch freg
. Key to North American birds. Containing a concise account of every species of living and fossil bird at present known from the continent north of the Mexican and United States boundary, inclusive of Greenland and lower California, with which are incorporated General ornithology, an outline of the structure and classification of birds, and Field ornithology, a manual of collecting, preparing, and preserving birds . Fig. CSl. - Gular pouch of Frigate. PHAETHOXTIDjE: TROPIC BIRDS. 971 PREGATA. (Ital. fregata, Span, and Port, fragata, in some other languages fregat, fregatt,fregatte, Freuch fregate, a frigate; a word supposed to be formed from hut. fabricata, fabri-cated, constructed, built.) Frigate Birds. Man-o-war Birds. Hurricane Characters as above given for the family. The following is the leadingspecies; a subspecies of this is F. a. miyior; a probable second species is F. ariel. (Tachi/-petes of most authors, as of all former editions of the Key.) F. aquila. (In form Lat. aquila, an eagle, prob. =adj. aquilus, dark, swarthy.) Frigate. Man-o-war Bird. Hurricane Bird. Rabihorcado. Adult (^:Brownish-black, glossed with green bronze or purple on head, scapulars and interscapulars,where the feathers are long and lanceolate, duller on belly; wings usually showing somebrown or gray from wear. Adult 9= Less glossy than (J; less elongate feathers of head andsca
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